Outlet box adapter



Dec. 29, 1931. c. PASTELLA OUTLET BOX ADAPTER Filed May 1950 IIIIIIIIMIIIIII/(A'Zi-ie Allqrney I By (k/wu'zz 1 06529270 I view taken through a ceiling and an outlet.

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Patented D ec. 29,1931 i a UNITED STATES CVABMINE PASTELLA, or cn m o ganasy vxmx l if OUTLET oirhnierrnfi.

Application fiIekiMa 27,

.This. invention relates broadly to outlet a I 0 boxes and has more particular reference to the manner of supporting an outlet box in- 'T position in the ceiling of a room, the primary object of the invention being in the provision of an adapterfor reta ning the outlet box against movement relative to, and in registry with the opening in the ceiling. V

- A still further object of the invention is to provide an adapter which can be readily and easily associated with the outlet box, and further an adapter which is simple in coni struction, practical, thoroughly reliable, and- .1"

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efficient in operation, and otherwise well adapted to thepurpose designed.

Other objects and advantages of the in- 'ven'tion will become apparentduring a'study of the following description taken in C0111 nection with the accompanying drawings; wherein:' H D H Figure 1 is a, fragmentary detail sectional box arranged thereinfor more clearly illus- Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the adapter. Fig. 3 is an edge elevational view thereof.

' Fig. 4 is a bottom planview of the outlet box, the adapter. associated ranged beneath the flooring and havingits lower end portion. fitting conformably within the opening 0 is. a conventional type of outlet box B such as is used for suspending electrical fixtures from the ceiling.

-' A conventional type of offset hanger bar H is provided'in the usual mannerfor sup-" porting the outlet box B, and it willbe noted I a that the end of the offset hanger bar I-I rests on theceiling G between the floor joists J a As before stated, the outlet box B *is'of conventional construction embodying the usual apertured top to which is secured inthe usual manner one end of the cable'E; De-

'- pending from thetop of the. box is theusual stud S for suspending the fixture front the; outlet box. At'its lower end and extending inwardly from the peripheral wall thereof,

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ex nd upwardly throughthe ceiling,l when late 5 is. arranged in I position, on the g, "the" diameter ':of the aperturelof the m ttere elafibi as "eat g; tllr P ait? ethe 0 13 asu abl Y Tscrew 10 isthreaded thr'ough 'one of the open 1 .ine fie d, t t 114 w th. W hI-s tering with the remaining ear L. As suggested in Fig. 4, theopenings 8 and I 9 registering with the ears L are in diagonal i relation, that is to say, on opposite sides of..,=;

animaginary line drawn through the diam- 3 peter of the plate5 and bisecting'the' ears 6 and7." w I From a study of'Fig; 1, and in using an, adapter embodied in the features of the present invention, the bar hangerH need not be 5 ancho'red or nailed to, but may'merely' rest on. the lathes, the adapter functioning to hold I i the outlet box against Inove'ment and in po- 3 1 sition within thegopening.

A distinct advantageof an adapter of this character is 7 that under ordinary circumstances it was necessary to take apiece of flooring out, directly over the opening in v a where the outlet box was to be placed, but in using the adapter, the floorbs. can now be taken up as far as five feet away from the opening over which. the outlet box is tovbe placed, that is .of 'course pro the ceiling vided 'that the opening in the flooring be in the space between the floor joists, it being I00 underjf cehoifl the 1 c i being substantially the same .asfthe second screw fl l is i J apparent that the outlet box may be readily I fished over the opening in the ceiling and can be later adjusted after being moved in position in registry with the opening.

I 1 It is thought that from the foregoing description, takenv in connection with the accompanylng drawlngs, a clear understand ing of the construction, utility, and advanj be hadby those skilled in the art without a more detailed descriptionthereof. Even though I have herein shown anddescribed the preferred embodimentoilny invention, it is to be understood that. the same is susceptible to changes'in' size, shape, maeterials used,.and otherdetails of construction' coming withinthe spirit of the inventionas herein'described, and within the scope tithe-appended claim.

Having thus described my invention what I claim'as new is: r

V 'An ou tlet'box having in combination a pair of diametrically opposed apertured ears extendin' inwardly from the peripheral wall a ree at the'open end of the bo'x,an adapter plate provided with an opening in registry with the open end of the outlet box, inward-1y directed fapertured lugs on saidplate for re "str'y with said ears, bolts passing throng the registering openings of said lugs and said ears for securing the plate to said -bo x', said adapter plate adapted to dis po'sed'infa'bntting relation with the ceiling I {about theopeningin the ceiling accommodating'the outlet box, penetrating prongs inte- "gral with andextending, from one face of saidplateandiadapted to be driven into the lcieiling e A "*Intestimony whereofI aflix my signature. V GARMINE PASTELLA.

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